City of Deland v. Florida Public Service Co.

The Florida Public Service Company brought this suit to restrain the enforcement of a certain ordinance of the City of DeLand imposing on it as the solely affected party, a special municipal tax equal to ten per cent, of the charge made by it on each and every sale of electricity in said city, regardless of the purpose thereof. The Circuit Court upon final hearing, after full proofs of the allegation pro and con set forth in the pleadings,-perpetually enjoined the enforcement of the ordinance as complained of by the plaintiff below (hereinafter referred to in this opinion as the “power…